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Oasis vs Orchard - What's the difference?

oasis | orchard |

As nouns the difference between oasis and orchard

is that oasis is a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert while orchard is a garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

oasis

English

(wikipedia oasis)

Noun

(oases)
  • A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
  • , chapter=7, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=It was the Lost Oasis', the '''Oasis''' of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost ' Oasis was the Found!}}
  • A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
  • Synonyms

    * (quiet place or situation) island, refuge

    orchard

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A garden or an area of land to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=1 citation , passage=
  • The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
  • Synonyms

    * (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) grove, plantation, woodlet

    Derived terms

    * Euclid's orchard * marble orchard * orchard bush * orcharded * orchard grass * orchard harrow * orchard heater * orchard-house * orcharding * orchardist * orchard mason bee * orchardman * orchard oriole * orchard-planting problem * orchard problem * orchard tower * orchard valve * orchard visibility problem * sap orchard * seed orchard * sugar orchard